Philip Furgang

Background

Philip Furgang was born on April 18, 1937 in New York City, to William and Sadie (Ball) Furgang.

Education

In 1960, Furgang received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University. He also received a Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from New York University in 1965.

Career

Furgang worked at Furgang & Milde, specializing in Intellectual Property Practice, Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Trade Secrets Law, Entertainment Law, Franchising Law, Unfair Competition Law, Computer Law, Licensing Law. He was admitted to the bar, 1966, New York.

Achievements

• Philip Furgang has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Advisory Board, United States Patents Quarterly, 1988—. Lecturer on Intellectual Property Rights: American Bar Association. International Trademark Association.

American Law Institute. Member: States Trademark Association, Editorial Board, INTA Trademark Reporter. New York Intellectual Property Law Association.

Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1988, Chairman, Committee on Public Education and Information, 1979-1985. Member, Licensing Executives Society, 1994—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Treasurer, Committee on Entertainment, 1981—). Rockland County (Member, Board of Directors, 1990—. Chair, Legal Referral, 1971—), Orange County, New York State (Membership Chair, Section on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, 1978) and American Bar Associations.

American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Connections

Married Carol Toby Rubin, August 25, 1962.

Father:

William Furgang

Mother:

Sadie (Ball) Furgang

Spouse:

Carol Toby Rubin